York peppermint brownies

Submitted by Jenee

"This recipie came from the Hersheys web page, but I tweked it a bit to make them moister."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 36 bars

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 3⁄4 cup applesauce
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup Egg Beaters egg substitute or 4 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup hershey's cocoa or 3/4 cup Hershey's dutch-processed cocoa
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 (12 1/2 ounce) package york bites chocolate-covered mint candies
• 2 tablespoons Hersheys Chocolate Syrup

directions

1. Heat oven to 350° F.
2. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
3. Place butter in large microwave-safe bowl.
4. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until melted.
5. Stir in sugar and vanilla.
6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well with spoon after each addition.
7. Add cocoa; beat until well blended.
8. Add flour, baking powder and salt; beat well.
9. Pour batter into prepared pan.
10. Bake 25 minutes; remove pan from oven.
11. Cover top of brownies with YORK Bites, spacing evenly.
12. Place back in oven.
13. Continue baking for 5 to 10 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan.
14. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
15. Cut into bars.